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package org.eclipse.jst.jsf.common.runtime.internal.view.model.common;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* Super-interface of all JSF tag elements.
*
* @author cbateman
*
*/
public interface ITagElement extends Serializable
{
/**
* @return the name of the tag
*/
public abstract String getName();
/**
* @return the namespace uri for this tag
*/
public abstract String getUri();
/**
* @return the fully qualified class name in dot separated format
* (i.e. javax.faces.webapp.ConverterTag)
*/
public abstract String getTagHandlerClassName();
/**
* @return an unmodifiable map, indexed by name, of all the attribute
* handlers available for this tag element. Each value in the Map
* must be a ITagAttributeHandler.
*/
public abstract Map getAttributeHandlers();
/**
* @return the attributes for the tag.
*/
public abstract Map<String, ? extends ITagAttribute> getAttributes();
/**
* Signals that the tag element should make any mutable data immutable
* and throw exceptions if attempts are made to implement. Flag must
* latch and become irrevocable.
*/
// public abstract void setLocked();
/**
* @return true if setLocked has been called.
*/
// public abstract boolean isLocked();
}